Making a decision about where to go to college and if it’ll be the right fit -- can often be confusing for high school students.

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Tuesday some Savannah-Chatham Public School juniors and seniors got a little more clarity about the next stage in their life.

One look around the Georgia Southern campus and you’ll see plenty of hustle and bustle and with over 20,000 students there it can be overwhelming.

For some Savannah-Chatham Public School juniors and seniors Tuesday they got an early jump on the college experience.

The 100 Black Men of America Savannah chapter and US Army teamed up for the 2016 College Tour.

"Much of what the 100 does is the foundation of mentoring and the mentoring piece is about life," said Dr. Zeke Zimmerman, President, 100 Black Men of Savannah. ’What should you do to expect success in life, what are the needs, what do you need to look for and this is a natural part of it."

What problem many of these students may face is being able to afford the cost of college. That’s why the US Army was on hand to help alleviate some of those concerns.

"A lot of times, kids don’t want to go to college because they don’t have the money," said CPT Andrew Arbogast, Savannah Army Recruiting Commander. "The Army can change that, they can pay for your schooling and set you up for success and you can acquire leadership as an added bonus to that as well."

This experience is very important to these students as it gives them a little bit of a taste of what it’s like to be on a college campus and they say, it’s very worthwhile.

" I got a chance to see everything here on campus, beautiful campus all the different buildings," said Devin Rodgers, Savannah Arts Academy Senior. "I can see the diversity of the people walking around, it’s just an awesome experience."

"Figuring out college tours like we did today," said Lauren Denson, Savannah High Junior. "And figuring out okay is this what i want to do is this the school, is this the major for me, a head start is the better plan to take rather than waiting til the last minute."